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Innis Paper Award

Facet	Description
Student Category	Current student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the fall and the award is paid out in the fall.
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	$1,000
Financial Need	No
Leadership	Yes
Program	University of Toronto student
Award Conditions	To be awarded to the editor of the Innis Herald newspaper.

University Women’s Club Toronto Foundation Award

Facet	Description
Student Category	Admission (Undergraduate)
Application Required	Yes. See application here.
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term)
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income (approximately $9000)
Grades Considered	No
Financial Need	Financial need may be considered.
Leadership	Yes
Award Conditions	This award is for an undergraduate student entering their first year of studies in Arts & Science at Innis College and living in the Innis Residence. It is awarded to a student who, through leadership and their involvement in school and community life, has contributed to building a more equitable world. Financial need may be considered. This award is for Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents and Protected Persons. The value of this award is approximately $5,000.

Robert Patrick Student Initiative Award

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning and graduating students
Application Required	Yes (the application will be available sometime during the Winter term)
Number of Recipients	One or more
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the summer and award is paid in the summer.
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	$1,200
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	1.5+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	Yes
Program	Innis College Undergraduate Student or a University of Toronto student living in the Innis College Residence.
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an outstanding full/part-time Innis College undergraduate student who is enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Science or a UofT student living in the Innis College Residence. The recipient has achieved distinction in the life of the College through the Innis College Student Society, the Innis College Council or the Innis Residence Council, and is expected to be “In Good Standing.” A student may receive this award only once.

Robert Lantos Cinema Studies Scholarship

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning Graduate Student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term).
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income ($6,000 – $7,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Program	Cinema Studies
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an outstanding graduate student in the Cinema Studies Program.

Principal Janet Paterson Scholarship

NOTE: As of January 2022, this award is under review.

Facet	Description
Student Category	Graduating student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the fall and the award is paid in the fall.
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income (approximately $3,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	3.7+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Award Conditions	To be awarded annually to an Innis College undergraduate student who has demonstrated significant improvement in their studies. Named after Innis College’s seventh principal and first female principal, this scholarship seeks to recognize academically outstanding students and encourage them to aspire to leadership roles. Students who pass their 5th, 10th & 15th credit completed in the FAS with a CGPA of 3.7 or higher will be considered. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

Kay Armatage Scholarship in Cinema Studies

Facet	Description
Student Category	Graduating student & Admission (Graduate)
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term)
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income ($2,500-$3,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
Financial Need	Yes
Leadership	No
Program	Cinema Studies
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an outstanding graduating Cinema Studies student (enrolled in either the Specialist or Major programs) who has accepted an offer of admission in the CSI MA program at the University of Toronto. Financial need is a requirement.

Innis Residence Leadership Award

Facet	Description
Student Category	Current student
Application Required	Yes (nomination by peers)
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and the award is paid in the summer.
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	$500
Grades Considered	No
Financial Need	No
Leadership	Yes
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an outstanding full-time, first-year undergraduate student living in the Innis Residence in the current academic year who is an emerging leader. Recipient may be a first-year student from the Faculty of Arts and Science or from a first-entry professional faculty.

Innis Emerging Leader Award

Facet	Description
Student Category	Current student
Application Required	Yes (nomination by peers)
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and the award is paid in the summer.
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	$500
Grades Considered	No
Financial Need	No
Leadership	Yes
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an outstanding first-year Innis College undergraduate student not living in the Innis Residence in the current academic year who is an emerging leader.

Weisdorf Bell Family Scholarship in Cinema Studies

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One or two
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the fall and award is paid in the fall (registration required in fall term)
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income ($4,500-$5,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	3.5+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Program	Cinema Studies
Award Conditions	To be awarded to one or two undergraduate Innis College students enrolled in the Specialist or Major in Cinema Studies CGPA of 3.50 or above as they pass their 5th, 10th or 15th credit completed in the Faculty of Arts & Science. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

University of Toronto Women’s Association Scholarship

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the fall and award is paid in the fall (registration required in fall term)
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income ($1,000 – $1,500)
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	3.7+
Financial Need	Yes. As an award endowed with funds from the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF), students must meet all of the following criteria: (1) Canadian Citizenship/Permanent Resident/Protected Person; (2) Ontario residency, see “How do I know if I qualify as an Ontario resident for student loan purposes?”; and (3) financial need. Receiving OSAP, for example, demonstrates eligibility in all three criteria for this award.
Leadership	No
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an Innis College undergraduate degree student in the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) on the basis of financial need and Ontario residency. Academic merit may also be considered. In the context of considering outstanding academic performance, students with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 3.70 as they pass their 5th, 10th & 15th credit completed in the FAS will be considered first, so long as they meet the primary criteria of financial need and Ontario residency. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.